The Wheat-Rice Line: How a Line Splits Chinese Food
The Qinling-Huaihe line decides whether China eats noodles or rice: why the divide exists, what each side eats, and the exceptions travelers should know.
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Best Chinese Cities for Vegetarians
Most vegetarian-friendly cities in China are Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou, where temples and vegan cafes make plant-based eating easy; the north is harder.
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Vegan Travel in China: Where to Eat Plant-Based
Vegan travel in China is doable once you learn the traps: lard, chicken stock, and egg in plain dishes. Where to eat plant-based and which cities help.
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Buying Train Tickets in China as a Foreigner
Buying Chinese train tickets with a foreign passport: 12306 vs Trip.com, passport verification, the booking window, waitlists, refunds, and holiday strategy.
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Teaching English in China: The Legal Route and Pay
Teaching English in China needs a work permit and a Z visa, not a business one. Real pay after the 2021 crackdown, contract traps, and the paperwork order.
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Buying Tea in China: Prices, Grades and Fakes
How to buy tea in China without getting burned: price bands for Longjing, Tieguanyin, and pu-erh, the markets to visit, and the fakes to watch.
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Taxis in China: Fares, Hailing, and Scams
Taking taxis in China: real city fares, how to hail one, using the meter, paying without cash, and the airport and station tricks worth knowing before you land.
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Tap Water in China: Can You Drink It?
Tap water in China is treated but not potable. Why the plumbing matters, when ice is safe, how locals boil water, and what to drink on trains and at altitude.
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Chinese Cooling Foods for Summer: What to Eat in the Heat
When China hits 35 degrees, the food turns cold and light. Here are the summer dishes that cool you down, from liangpi noodles to green bean soup, with prices.
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China Study Tours: Costs, Types, and How to Choose
China study tours run from a Chengdu cooking week to a Peking University summer school. Types, real costs, X1 and X2 visas, and the red flags worth avoiding.
